Thirsty Thursday at Ben & Jerry's TODAY- and every Thursday! Enjoy $1.00 off any frozen beverage! Come by to play cornhole or people watch in front of the shop today during Tar Heel Downtown. Ben & Jerry's is located at 102 West Franklin Street.

Free Beat Miami Buttons!

Shrunken Head Boutique will be giving away free UNC tattoos and Beat Miami button while supplies last! Stop in the store to get geared up with their large selection of Black Out Tee shirts and Polos! Open at 9 am. www.shrunkenhead.com

Fan Styles at Uniquities

Call all Tar Heel Fans! Uniquities on Franklin St. will help you find your chicest gameday styles! Shop Carolina blue from Minnie Rose, Shawlsmith, and Susanna Monaco. Thinking black for the game, the new uniforms and The Tar Pit? Look no further! Too many options to mention. Uniquities has received beautiful new pieces for fall this past week so make sure you stop by! www.uniquities.com

hand relief at AVEDA

For the first time, full-size hand relief™ infused with one of AVEDA's most loved aromas, rosemary mint, is available for a limited time only. $4 of the purchase price will go to support cruelty-free research through The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Enjoy a cocktail and relaxing music at Roberts at the Franklin in the Franklin Hotel with acoustic guitarist JT Parrothead on Friday, October 18 from 8:30 to 11:30 pm. On Saturday, October 19 at 8:00 pm solo pianist Alex Thompson performs. And every Wednesday from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm Jim Crisp Trio performs jazz. www.franklinhotelnc.com

Artists Talk at PlayMakers

Wednesday, October 23 at 6:30 pm you're invited to take a first look at the incredible design and vision for PlayMakers upcoming rotating repertory of two plays wrestling with the themes of love, loss and redemption: Shakespeare's final masterpiece, The Tempest, and Mary Zimmerman's contemporary examination of Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Open at noon today Fiztgerald's Irish Pub has drink and food specials all day, live music from Skinny Bag of Sugar starting at 4 pm, and the big game on 29 TVs with game sound! www.fitzgeraldschapelhill.com

Craft Brew Tailgate at Topo Distillery

It's time to celebrate Carolina-style -TODAY from 4 to 7 pm -with the best brews and spirits found right here in Tarheel country. Alongside our incredible menu of brews, there will be distillery tours and lots of great local food. Half Pints $3 / Pints $5. Baguettabouit food truck and Roote North carolina offering food. www.craftbrewtailgate.com

Pop Up Beer Garden on the West End

TODAY - from 4 pm to kickoff join Carolina Brewery for an exciting Beer Garden before the big UNC vs. Miami game! $5 Carolina Brewery craft beer, cornhole, and live music courtesy of Wild Bill & the Country Blues Tornado. Everyone who comes to the event will get a voucher to ride the Sky Blue Express to the game. Cheers, and GO HEELS! www.carolinabrewery.com

Franklin Street isn't just the place to celebrate Halloween. It's the place to SHOP for Halloween! Costume shopping at Time After Time Vintage is a rite of passage for all! www.timeaftertimevintageclothing.com

Iphigenia - A Rave Fable at Nightlight

Performances October 17-19 & 24-26 at 8:00 pm at Nightlight Club. $10 members/ $12 non-members (includes membership). Hurling one of greek tragedy's most compelling sagas into a sleek netherworld of sex, drugs and trance music. All performances followed by an afterparty with djs, live electronic music, or bands. www.nightlightclub.com

Star Families Show: Black Holes

Star Families program on Saturday, October 19 at 3:30, explores black holes and where to find them in the sky. Take a trip into space to discover where a supermassive black hole lies in our Milky Way galaxy. Star Families is for ages 7-12 accompanied by parents or caregivers. www.moreheadplanetarium.org

Franklin St Yoga Opens New Room

The yoga center's new room has been officially christened "The Tree House" and is located in the building next door, on the second floor. Offering FREE classes now until October 31 in the Tree House! www.franklinstyoga.com

Take Two Tour at Ackland Museum

On Sunday, October 20 at 2:00 pm Ackland's Take Two Tours offer two perspectives on a topic related to The Sahmat Collective. UNC-CH faculty members join experts from the Museum's staff for conversational tours that explore the work of Sahmat in greater detail, adding insights from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Free. www.ackland.org

Andras Schiff - Goldberg Variations

On Wednesday, October 23 at 7:30 pm Grammy Award-winning pianist and conductor András Schiff will perform at Memorial Hall. He is one of the most renowned interpreters of Bach, Mozart, Schubert and Schumann. www.carolinaperformingarts.org

There's nothing like the game day atmosphere on Franklin Street! Don't have tickets for the big game? You can still enjoy great food & drink specials and sales at our downtown businesses. www.downtownchapelhill.com

The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership works to bring the resources of the Town, University and downtown community together to maintain, enhance and promote downtown as the social, cultural, and spiritual center of Chapel Hill through economic development. Contact Meg McGurk at 919-967-9440 or meg@downtownchapelhill.com.

The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership's mission is to bring the resources of the Town, University and downtown community together to maintain, enhance and promote downtown as the social, cultural, and spiritual center of Chapel Hill through economic development. Learn more here.